A RARE LARGE CHINESE EXPORT EMBROIDERY

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$ 10 000
Auction dateClassic
19.03.2021 13:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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ID 495105
Lot 846 | A RARE LARGE CHINESE EXPORT EMBROIDERY
A RARE LARGE CHINESE EXPORT EMBROIDERY

17TH CENTURY

The panel is woven on a metallic ground with a central medallion of two phoenixes encircling a peony with details picked out in Peking knot, all encircled by Buddhist lions playing with beribboned brocade balls. The exterior borders are densely woven with long-tailed birds, qilin, horses, tigers, deer, butterflies, peonies, and lingzhi.

81 7/8 in. (208 cm.) x 88 ½ in. (225 cm.)

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